A practical guide to trade licences, self-employment and business in Czechia

Moravskoslezský kraj

Městský úřad Bílovec – Odbor správní a živnostenského úřadu

17. listopadu 411/3, 743 01 Bílovec

Contact and address

Office hours

Monday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Tuesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–14:00
Wednesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Thursday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–14:00
Friday closed

We recommend checking the office hours and exact address at rzp.gov.cz.

Don't want to go to the office?

You can register your trade licence online too, without visiting the office and 200 Kč cheaper.

Online registration guide In-person process

About this office

Municipal Trade Licensing Office, seat: Bílovec — specifically Městský úřad Bílovec – Odbor správní a živnostenského úřadu — is one of the 227 offices established at municipalities with extended powers (ORP). For an in-person visit, use the office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above), with a lunch break in the schedule. An in-person visit is not the only route: electronic filing via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) costs 800 Kč, which is 200 Kč less.

How to register your trade here

  1. When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
  2. Fee: The fee for your first trade registration is 1,000 Kč at the counter, or 800 Kč for an electronic filing.
  3. Or skip the trip: You can also file electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Portál občana — www.rzp.gov.cz
  4. What happens next: If your notification meets the requirements, your licence takes effect on the day you file, and you will get the register extract within 5 working days. Full details are in the article Trade registration step by step.

Registering a trade — Moravskoslezský kraj

Moravskoslezský kraj is among the largest: 22 municipal Trade Licensing Offices, with the regional office based in Ostrava. Municipal Trade Licensing Offices are established by law only at municipalities with extended powers (ORP) — not at every town hall, but at selected offices that also handle the agenda for surrounding municipalities in their administrative district. In this region, they are based specifically in these cities: Bohumín, Bruntál, Bílovec, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Frýdek-Místek, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Havířov, Hlučín, Jablunkov, Karviná, Kopřivnice, Kravaře, Krnov, Nový Jičín, Odry, Opava, Orlová, Ostrava, Rýmařov, Třinec, Vítkov, Český Těšín. Any of these offices can accept a trade notification regardless of where in the region (or outside it) you have permanent residence or registered seat (sídlo) — the law sets no local competence based on residence. You may also choose an office outside your place of permanent residence — for example closer to work or on your route — all municipal Trade Licensing Offices have the same authority to accept a notification. Apart from an in-person visit, any Czech POINT contact point can also accept the filing and forward it to the competent Trade Licensing Office under § 72 of the Trade Licensing Act. Above the municipal offices stands the regional Trade Licensing Office — in this region it is Krajský úřad Moravskoslezského kraje – odbor vnitra a krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Ostrava). It is an appeal and methodological authority: it decides appeals against municipal office decisions and harmonises their practice, but it does not accept trade notifications themselves — for those, you turn to the municipal offices listed above. Travelling to an office can be replaced by an electronic filing via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) — it is 200 Kč cheaper (800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč).

Frequently asked questions

Can I file a trade notification here directly, or will I be sent elsewhere?
This is a municipal Trade Licensing Office that directly accepts and processes notifications. Your authorisation arises already on the day of notification (§ 10 of the Trade Licensing Act), and you receive the extract within 5 working days.
When is the office open for in-person filings?
For an in-person filing, allow for office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above); on some days the office has a lunch break. The precise and current schedule is in the office-hours table above on this page.
Do I have to go to the office in person for a trade licence, or can it be handled online?
An in-person visit is not necessary. A trade licence can also be notified electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) — the administrative fee is then 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč for an in-person filing.
Where exactly is the office based?
You will find the office at 17. listopadu 411/3, 743 01 Bílovec — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
Do I have to go specifically to this office, or will another one also accept me?
The notification will be accepted by any of the 227 municipal Trade Licensing Offices in the Czech Republic — you are not tied by permanent residence or registered seat (sídlo).